So I talked with my brother yesterday and have a tentative plan for my visit to him:
Fly to Vienna, meet up with brother, and immediately hop on a train to Budapest. Stay there a couple days.
On Christmas Eve (? depending on train schedules) head back to his place in Brno, which is apparently very unexciting but we figure not much will be open, and he's checking to see if any of his friends will still be in town.
Day after Christmas, head to Prague for a couple days...
Then to Vienna for the last couple days, and fly home.
I'm all crazy-excited.
Great haircut, Sox, and I love that photo!
Cute, Sox!
BTW, I think I found random pictures with you in them on my hard drive from... six years ago? Was that when Sparky got married?
Sox, that haircut is very cute!
Mom visit is going well. Although, as we drive around, she feels the need to read (out loud) *every* sign. "oo, that place is for rent. Oh, that's a seafood store. Ralphs! I have Ralphs down by me..." It's getting annoying. Tomorrow looks like we will be heading to the Aquarium of the Pacific. Maybe do the harbor tour as well. Oh, and while showing her around the university where I work, I grabbed the power supply for laptop.
Although, as we drive around, she feels the need to read (out loud) *every* sign. "oo, that place is for rent. Oh, that's a seafood store. Ralphs! I have Ralphs down by me..." It's getting annoying.
Rent a billboard and put up a sign saying, "Cut it out, Mom! You already taught me how to read!"
Or go near LAX and she can read the Nude Nudes sign. Which always brings the wtf. Also the Live Nudes. I haven't seen Dead Nudes advertised as I assume that is really a niche market.
I haven't seen Dead Nudes advertised as I assume that is really a niche market.
Thank you Cass. I'm so glad I wasn't the only person who had that thought.
I love you folks! bt, I might have to try that reading line tomorrow. Seems she also needs to read the menus out loud.
ION- craxy rightwing Tea Party Uncle just friended me on Facebook. The only thing he has on it, is bitching about the Mosque at ground zero. So I comment that thankfully it's not on ground zero, but a couple blocks away, and also thankfully we live in a country with religious tolerance, and that it helps prove we are as advertised.
Also, it's not a mosque, so much as a
multicultural center.
I believe it will have a mosque. However, even that given (whatevs), the muslms responsible for it are Sufis, who are held in almost as much contempt by the fundies who would fly planes into buildings as we american devils are.
